Public Art and the City

Sat 19 Aug 2017
5pm

This is a past program.
Main Exhibition Gallery
Free

What role does public art play in civic spaces and how can it have a function for everybody in Melbourne? Where do we see its future? What can it do for our city?

Join us for Public Art and the City: creating meaning by disrupting the everyday and enhancing the human experience, a discussion on building relationships between people, how public art will play a role in the City of Melbourne’s Southbank Boulevard transformation project, and the future of public art in Melbourne.

Speakers:
Charlotte Day — Director, MUMA (Chair)
Rob Adams — Director City Design and Projects, City of Melbourne
Vaari Claffey — Curator and Public Art Strategist for Southbank
Jefa Greenaway — Director, Greenaway Architects
Introduction from Max Delany — Artistic Director and CEO, ACCA

 

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